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steth

steth noun: a stethoscope.

Noun

steth (plural steths)

  1. (informal) A stethoscope
    • When he coughs, I can hear movement through my steth.2004 December 14, ZPL, “Back to the vet”, in alt.pets.ferrets (Usenet)
    • I'm listening to various clicks, rubs, and thumps that have been what I currently consider "normal" since hitting the E.R. (After having doc stick a steth on 'em and declare 'em to be "normal, considering")2008 June 15, Don Bruder, “And now, in our "Awww, shit!" department...”, in rec.equestrian (Usenet)

Forms of steth

pluralsteths

Origin of steth

Clipping of stethoscope.

Questions about steth

What does steth mean?
Steth means a stethoscope.
What part of speech is steth?
Steth is a noun.
What is the plural of steth?
The plural of steth is steths.

Words near steth in the dictionary

  1. stet docket
  2. stet dockets
  3. Stetefeldt furnace
  4. Stetefeldt furnaces
  5. stetefeldtite
  6. steth
  7. steth-
  8. stethacanthid
  9. stethacanthids
  10. stethal
  11. stethidium

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